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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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By the above figures the death-rate for the year
1875 vas 18.3. This is a trifle less than in the previous
rear. The annual death-rate per 1,000 for the whole
of London in the year 1875 was 23.7, therefore the
???ealth of our parish will compare favourably with that
of the Metropolis generally.
Ages at Death.
Of the 503 deaths, 152 occurred in children under
five years of age, 41 between the ages of 5 and 20
years, 92 between 20 and 40 years, 127 between 40
and 60 years, 79 between 60 and 80 years, and 12
above 80 years.
Causes or Death.
Zymotic Diseases.—This class of complaints includes
Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Croup,
Whooping Cough, Typhus Fever, Typhoid Fever,
Simple Continued Fever, Remittent Fever, Diarrhoea,
and Cholera. The mortality from these diseases is 58.
Measles.—There were 2 deaths from this disease.
This number is 6 less than the previous year.
Scarlet Fever.—Thirteen deaths were due to this
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